The USAR [Urban Search and Rescue] Teams wrote their findings on the doors when they finished their search of a building. This building was cleared by a team from Queensland, Australia on 27 February 2011.
In the living room of a house half-ruined by the Christchurch earthquake a decrepit and useless-looking man in a grubby white singlet doses in his armchair with a glass of beer in his hand; his wife whispers to a friend 'Just between you and me, I'm hoping to have him red-stickered!' Context - The two Christchurch earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011 and the technique of using different coloured stickers to designate the degree of damage to buildings - 'red' indicates that it needs to be demolished.
Colour and black and white versions available
Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph of 52-58 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 56 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 58 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 38 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 38 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 38 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 58 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 56 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 56 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 58 Bangor Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 7 Rees Street.
A photograph of 7 Rees Street.
A photograph of the front door of 7 Rees Street. A yellow sticker taped to the door indicates that the access to the building is restricted.
A photograph of 36 Bangor Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 7 Rees Street.
A photograph of 36 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 52 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 36 Bangor Street.
A damaged house with cracks down the wall sits on an uneven surface.
Damage to a block of flats, with silt from liquefaction around the footpath, and road cones outside the property. The fence has been spray painted with the words "All units damaged. Keep out".
A red-stickered house which has separated from its foundations.
The front porch of a red-stickered house.
A red-stickered house with cracking on the stairs.
Damage to a block of flats, with silt from liquefaction around the footpath, and road cones blocking the driveway.
Damage to a block of flats, with silt from liquefaction around the footpath, and road cones outside the property. The fence has been spray painted with the words "All units damaged. Keep out".
Damage to a block of flats, with silt from liquefaction around the footpath, and road cones blocking the driveway.
A red-stickered house with an overgrown yard.
The cartoon has stripes above the words 'RED & BLACK kia kaha Christchurch'. Context - red and black are the Canterbury colours - the cartoon is a tribute to the people of Christchurch after the disastrous earthquake of 22 February 2011. 'Kia kaha' means 'forever strong'.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).